St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-11

attendance was very large at the morning
service, chairs being placed in the aisles to
accommodate the people. DR.. Christie
preached sermon appropriate to the day.
The floral display was neatly arranged. On
either side of the pulpit stand there was a
large urn of hot-house plants. Besides
this there were numerous baskets and
bouquets.
ST. JosEPH's CATHOLIC.
At ST. Joseph's Catholic church Rev. j.
j. Keane, of st. Thomas, preached OH the
resurrection before large audience, The
church was decorated with flowers, and
everything was i'll keeping With the day.
The soloists were Miss Emily Haggerty and
Messrs. Donahue and Geehan.
AT HAMLINE UNIVERSITY.
The services at the university Sunday
morning were begun by testimonial meet
ing at $50. the attendance being very large.
At 1890 the chapel was filled with earnest
wOrshipers. The rostrum was very pro-
fusely decorated with flowers and ever
greens. The opening anthem was He Is
Risen," given by the choir. DR.. w. Nc
Kinley took for his text HE is not here,
for He has risen." His sermon was of UNI
usual interest.
The death of Christ he said, was the most
tragic event in the history of the human fam
lily. 1t was the first time in the world there
was man representing God, aud one who
represented him perfectly. The Jews ex-
pected he was coming up to shake the
imperial power that sat on the seven
hills. People expect something like
that to-day. They declare that the only hope
for the world is it a second coming Of Christ
in His power. But different are the thoughts
Of the central figure of that procession. He
sits serenely on the humble beast which was
49,
the bloody cross fell across His path and he
was going to meet 1t. 1t dismayed Him not;
calmly and serenely He goes to the tragedy.
His trial and crucfiction followed. 1t is
just to the Jewish nation to say that the peo-
pie were not represented in the malediction.
1t is testified that the common people heard
Him gladly.
Never had there come upon any cause so
tragic an end. The disciples were surprised;
one betray ed Hin; one denied Him. and all
forsook Him and fed The world had plenty
of attorneys then as now; among them all
there wasn't one to say word for the only
project man. When the first Good Friday had
ended Joseph Of Arimathea, one of the San
hedrim, comes in at the point when
Christ's fortunes were lowest. He asks the
privilege to bury the dead Nazarine in his
tomb. A poor woman Amounted HIM, and
when dead rich man buries Him.
Jesus Christ is not in the tomb, but is
risen. There is no need of argument to sup
port that fact. The celebration of July
testifies that there was Fourth of July when
the republic burst the swaddllng bonds Bof
colonial oppression. The celebration of the
crucifction of Jesus Christ is greater insti
tuition. The crucifction of Christ is celebrated
in all countries. The first witnesses in the
shadow of the cross declared to His lnur-
derers that the Son of Man had risen.
1t will help to reconcile labor and capital,
that one rich man when Christs fortunes
were lowest, asked the privilege of bury
ing Christ. II one had stood in that tomb
aud said that the time is not far Off when
Caesar and his imperial empire should adopt
HIS religion, he would not have been believed.
Three centuries afterwards, Constantine the
Great emblazoned the cross on the imperial
standard. Rome to-day welcomes you by the
golden cross that is kissed by the morning
sun and bathed in the sunset rays. Great
men are men of character. Gladstone is
great on account of character; he walked
with Jesus Christ in college days and in par
lament. The great chancellor of Germany,
when asked what his faith was, replied: Il
believe in GOD and Jesus Christ Character
is going to decide who will be president. 1t
is a fact that in the last election the greatest
man was defeated because of want of conf
dence IN his character. He was not defeated by
Burchard's Rum and Romanism,' nor by the
third party, but by that lack of confidence in
his character. To-day over all the earth and
in every land, men, women and children lift
up their voices and sing, "All Hail the Power
OF Jesus Name